This is an analysis of the poem By The Shift Of Winds that begins with:

I...
Am not surprised, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBaC aCDE FGEB aBaC aCDE CCHB FFGEB iCaC CCHBiCaCbcaCaCcCeXaBaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,5,4,23,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1101 1 0101 1 11010 10001 011101 101011101 011111010 11101 100111000010 1 1101 1 0101 1 11010 10001 011101 101111 01010010101 11010101 1010101101 101011101 101011101 011111010 11101 100111000010 1 1101110 01 10101 101111 01010010101 11010101 1010101101 1 1101110 01 10101 1 01110 01 10101 01 10101 110 10101 01 1 1101 1 0101101 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of By The Shift Of Winds;
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